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A message from rural Canada to our urban friends

May 15, 2025   ·   0 Comments

By Lucas Berek Rural Canadians produce the bounty but do not reap the wealth of their contributions to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). That’s the ...

Monthy Message: DBOT honoured with Chair’s Award for Innovative Service 

The Dufferin Board of Trade (DBOT) was greatly honoured to receive the Chair’s Award for Innovative Service during the awards night at the recent Ontario ...

Our new government

By Brian Lockhart The votes are in, and the citizens have returned a Liberal government to Ottawa. This is not what nearly half the population ...

Instant gratification

By Brian Lockhart Did you ever notice the longest minute of the day is when you place something in the microwave and you stand there ...

Did you know Theatre Orangeville is a Canadian Charity?

By Sharyn Ayliffe Theatre Orangeville was recently a participant in the Rotary Club of Orangeville Highlands public voting process for (what we thought was) one ...

Monthly Message: Leaving a legacy – why your gift today can feed tomorrow

Orangeville is a town defined by community spirit—a place where neighbours help neighbours, and kindness fuels resilience. Few organizations embody this spirit more than the ...

Response to ‘Open Letter on Zionism’

Letter to the Editor, I am writing to you concerning the letter written by Rev. LeeAnn McKenna “Open Letter to Mark Carney on Zionism.” I ...

Indo-Pak nuclear war would hit whole world

By Gwynne Dyer India and Pakistan have had several shooting matches since they carried out a total of nine underground nuclear weapons tests in 1998. ...

Three cows please

By Brian Lockhart I used to work with a guy who came from a certain European country. In fact, there were several guys at this ...

Roam if you want to

By Anthony Carnovale The word ‘roam’ has its origins from around 1300; the word ‘romen’ meant ‘to walk about; to lift up.’ On a recent ...

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